Which is the first nuclear reactor made in India?

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  1. KAMINI
  2. CIRUS
  3. Apsara
  4. Dhruva

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Option 3 : Apsara
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The correct answer is Apsara.

Key Points

  • Apsara is the first nuclear reactor made in India.
  • Apsara reactor was built in August 1956.
  • The Apsara reactor was named by the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.
  • It was a highly versatile swimming pool type of reactor.
  • It was created to conduct basic research in nuclear physics.
  • Apsara is Asia's oldest research reactor.
  • Apsara was shut down in 2009 for a revamp.
  • Apsara-Upgraded(Apsara-U) is the new version of Apasara reactor.

Additional Information

  • KAMINI is the world's only thorium-based experimental reactor.
    • KAMINI (Kalpakkam Mini reactor) research reactor is at Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam.
  • CIRUS (Canada India Reactor Utility Services) was the second nuclear reactor to be built in India.
    • It is located in Trombay near Mumbai.
    • CIRUS was supplied by Canada in 1954, but used heavy water (deuterium oxide) supplied by the United States.
  • The Dhruva reactor is the largest nuclear research reactor in India.
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